Press Release: Sapphire set to launch X800 series cards on AGP

Zardon · Feb 28, 2005, 03:42 PM

Recognising the importance of the continuing market and enthusiast use of AGP based systems, Sapphire Technology Limited, the leading supplier of ATI-powered graphics accelerators, has just announced that it will soon add several new AGP models to its world acclaimed range of high end and mid range graphics products.

New models offering the highest performance to date on the AGP bus will be based on ATI’s newly introduced native AGP version of its acclaimed X850 visual processing unit (VPU). With its 16 parallel pixel pipelines and six vertex pipes this new VPU allows Sapphire to introduce a choice of models with high speed memory and fast core clock speeds setting new world-beating standards in performance for high end, high definition gaming.

At the same time, Sapphire has announced that it will introduce new products in its successful Radeon X800 and X800XL families extending this technology to AGP users with the incorporation of ATI’s newly announced AGP bridge chip. These new cards offer a choice of value and performance for users wishing to significantly upgrade gaming and video systems using the AGP bus.

Adrian Thompson, Global Marketing Director for Sapphire, welcomes the new additions to the range. “We are aware that there are a significant number of users and integrators who want to increase graphics performance but continue to use existing AGP architectures” he says. “We will be making further announcements about these new models and their specifications as they become available, including some exciting news for the enthusiast, building on Sapphire’s established reputation for silent cooling solutions and safe overclocking.”

Drakon · Feb 28, 2005, 03:51 PM

God bless Sapphire

Now, hopefully the others will follow suit

redsolar · Feb 28, 2005, 03:52 PM

I second that. I am not going PCi-E for a while.

Drakon · Feb 28, 2005, 04:03 PM

yeah, considering that i just built a kicking AGP rig, i need a nice vid card to upgrade to. I may not get the x850 series, but hopefully they'll push the prices down for the x800xt and i'll get one of those

YAYitsAndrew · Feb 28, 2005, 05:08 PM

x800xl for agp!

Feb 28, 2005, 03:42 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Press Release: Sapphire set to launch X800 series cards on AGP Recognising the importance of the continuing market and enthusiast use of AGP based systems, Sapphire Technology Limited, the leading supplier of ATI-powered graphics accelerators, has just announced that it will soon add several new AGP models to its world acclaimed range of high end and mid range graphics products. New models offering the highest performance to date on the AGP bus will be based on ATI’s newly introduced native AGP version of its acclaimed X850 visual processing unit (VPU). With its 16 parallel pixel pipelines and six vertex pipes this new VPU allows Sapphire to introduce a choice of models with high speed memory and fast core clock speeds setting new world-beating standards in performance for high end, high definition gaming. At the same time, Sapphire has announced that it will introduce new products in its successful Radeon X800 and X800XL families extending this technology to AGP users with the incorporation of ATI’s newly announced AGP bridge chip. These new cards offer a choice of value and performance for users wishing to significantly upgrade gaming and video systems using the AGP bus. Adrian Thompson, Global Marketing Director for Sapphire, welcomes the new additions to the range. “We are aware that there are a significant number of users and integrators who want to increase graphics performance but continue to use existing AGP architectures” he says. “We will be making further announcements about these new models and their specifications as they become available, including some exciting news for the enthusiast, building on Sapphire’s established reputation for silent cooling solutions and safe overclocking.”

Feb 28, 2005, 03:52 PM	#3
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I second that. I am not going PCi-E for a while. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Feb 28, 2005, 05:08 PM	#5
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	x800xl for agp! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Feb 28, 2005, 03:51 PM	#2
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	God bless Sapphire Now, hopefully the others will follow suit

Feb 28, 2005, 04:03 PM	#4
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	yeah, considering that i just built a kicking AGP rig, i need a nice vid card to upgrade to. I may not get the x850 series, but hopefully they'll push the prices down for the x800xt and i'll get one of those